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With iconic Austin venues closing each year due to rising rents and property taxes, the writing is on the wall for The Saxon Pub, a mainstay for live music since 1990. Soon being forced to a new space -- akin to closure for most clubs -- its owner Joe Ables, its regulars and staff and its beloved musicians such as local luminaries Bob Schneider, Patrice Pike, Guy Forsyth, Joe Ely, Hector Ward, Carolyn Wonderland, The Resentments, Johnny Nicholas, W.C. Clark, Robynn Shayne and others, turn to face the music until they learn their fate might not be sealed after all. Call it divine intervention or a stroke of good luck, the Saxon could live to see another day if it plays its cards right….
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Director
Jeff Sandmann
Credits
Director: Jeff Sandmann
Executive Producer: Gary Keller, Vince Foster, Allen Gilmer
Producer: Lisa Kay Pfannenstiel, Jeffrey Brown
Screenwriter: Jeff Sandmann, Jeffrey Brown, Nancy Higgins
Cinematographer: Andrew Miller
Editor: Nancy Higgins
Music: Various Saxon Pub Musicians
Principal Cast: Bob Schneider, Patrice Pike, Joe Ely, The Resentments, Guy Forsyth, Carolyn Wonderland, Hector Ward, Joe Ables, Gary Keller, Mayor Steve Adler
Primary Entry: Platinum Badge, Film Badge
Secondary Entry: Film Festival Wristband
Premiere Status: World Premiere
Genre: Documentary, Music
Screening Section: 24 Beats Per Second
Screening Format: Documentary Feature
Country: United States
Language: English
Runtime: 70:00 mins